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CEO of Actualize, Author of A Common-Sense Guide to (AI Engineering|Data Structures and Algorithms). I'm hardly on X; find me on LinkedIn.

Chicago
Joined January 2011
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The "Unexpected End of Input" error message can be pretty dumbfounding if you don't already know what it means. But the good news is, by the time you're done with this video, you'll never be confused again. anyonecanlearntocode.com/thi…
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Congrats to Actualize grad Kurt Proepper on his new role as a Client Integration Engineer at Epsilon! 👏 🎉
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Congrats to Actualize Grad Ro Kim on her new role as a Software Engineer at The Walt Disney Company! ✨ We're so happy for you!
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In almost every case, you can write two different versions of code that accomplish the very same thing. However, it's possible that one version may run faster than the other. But how can you find out which one's faster? With benchmarking tools, that's how. anyonecanlearntocode.com/thi…
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Meet Katherine! She's one of our new Lead Instructor, but she's no stranger to Actualize - she attended as a student in 2018 and went on to work in the industry and teach our Technical Interview Prep class before joining the team!
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Congrats to Actualize grad Jack Whisler on his new role as a Software Developer at Root 16! Fun fact: Jack was a 5th grade teacher before learning to code.
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Congrats to Actualize grad and teaching assistant Ian Silber on his new role as a Software Developer at MedProcure! We'll miss you as a TA, but we're so excited for your next step! 🎉
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Imagine that you get an error message, and while trying to fix it, you get a completely different error message. At first glance, this might seem frustrating, but it could actually be the greatest sign of progress. Find out why on episode 139! anyonecanlearntocode.com/thi…
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Congrats to Actualize grad Meghan Scherzer on her new role as an Associate Software Engineer at SPR!
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Meet Lead Instructor Amanda! One of her students described her like this: "Our instructor Amanda was amazing! She is so much fun, but also pushed us every day out of our comfort zone. You could always tell she truly cared about us as students and wanted us to succeed. "
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Congrats to Actualize grad Marat Oshmiansky on starting a new role as a Software Developer at Validity Screening Solutions! We are so proud! 🎉
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Congrats to Actualize grad Shane Williams on the new role as a Programmer Analyst 2 at Huntington! 👏 🎉 We're so happy for you!
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Congrats to Actualize grad Mike Miller who just started his new role as a Web Developer at Sun West Mortgage Company! 🎉
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In need of a laugh? Wondering just how hard the Actualize team thinks it is to operate an X-ray machine? Curious as to which one of us is the resident history buff? The latest episode of Actualize After Hours is up on YouTube! Wavelength 🧠🌀 ow.ly/qriB50HzmYb
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Looking to learn about JavaScript and jQuery? Check out this self-paced online course taught by our Dean of Instruction, Peter Jang. The course is 50% off until the end of February (originally $49)! actualize.teachable.com/p/fr…
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The terminal is one of the software engineer's most important tools. Learn about using the terminal to navigate folders and explore files on your computer in new episodes of Think Like A Software Engineer: Terminal Basics Parts 1 & 2. Check them out here: anyonecanlearntocode.com/thi…
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Looking to get a glimpse into the day-to-day life of a software engineer? We love this article by @type__error that reminds us it's totally normal to use google when writing code. localghost.dev/2019/09/every…
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Limited time sale! Until 1PM EST, save 50% off A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms, Second Edition by Jay Wengrow (@jaywengrow). pragprog.com/twelve-days-of-… #12DaysOfPragProg
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Check out Episode 129 of Think Like a Software Engineer - Array Pattern: Reducing. anyonecanlearntocode.com/thi…
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Congrats to Actualize grad Ian Belfatto on his new role as a Front End Developer at @Persado ! Check out Ian's work here: ianbelfatto.com/
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